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Published on 26/10/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1 This summer, Elon Musk promised that his AI tool Grok Imagine would create a feature-length version of Homer’s ancient Greek poem “The Odyssey”, after spending months railing against Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey with racist and transphobic outbursts and “go woke, go broke” rants. “Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer,” he posted. Now, the trolling tech mogul has followed through. Partially. Grok has shared a seven-minute, AI-generated episode of “The Odyssey” series on X, stated to…
The ex-PM also opts for some more grounded policy dreams. She envisages a 2040 in which “there are now no European Union laws in Britain,” a “permissive regime for artificial intelligence” is in place, and tumbling energy costs and faster planning timelines have helped make the U.K. a leader in AI. “Bitcoin received tax treatment consistent with its status as a form of money for commercial purposes,” she imagines. “No central bank digital currency was introduced.” Since leaving office after a revolt in her own party, Truss has dismissed claims her economic decisions — which included a huge energy bills…
Foreign investment is rising even as the number of new projects falls, according to a UN report released during the World Investment Forum in Doha. The ninth edition of the forum, organised by UN Trade and Development, known as UNCTAD, and hosted by Qatar, runs from 25 to 27 October. Governments, businesses and financial institutions are meeting to discuss how more countries can attract investment and turn it into jobs. Published on Sunday, UNCTAD’s Global Investment Trends Monitor found that larger transactions were helping push up investment totals, even as the number of new projects and cross-border deals fell. In…
Published on 26/10/2026 – 11:18 GMT+1•Updated 11:23 Oil prices tumbled on Monday morning as diplomatic efforts to calm the Iran war gathered pace and US President Donald Trump said he was weighing a deal with Tehran. Brent, the global oil benchmark, fell more than 6% from about $117.4 per barrel at Friday’s close to around $110 at the time of writing, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped about 2% to $101.5 per barrel. Friday’s close was Brent’s highest since 19 March and only about 2% below the $119.5 peak hit in early March, at the start of the Iran…
Published on 26/10/2026 – 12:52 GMT+1 A Japanese internet infrastructure company is compensating customers affected by unauthorised transactions following a cyberattack on its cloud service. GMO Internet announced on Saturday that it would cover losses from unauthorised trading linked to the attack and issue a ¥5,000 (€28) goodwill payment to all customers currently using the affected service, regardless of whether they had suffered financial losses. The attack targeted Onamae.com Desktop Cloud, a virtual private server service used by customers to access remote desktop environments. GMO said customer information had been taken and some users had reported transactions in their trading…
At the rally in the U.S. state of Georgia, Trump announced Audi plans to invest around $4 billion to build a new factory and begin producing cars in the U.S. for the first time. Döllner joined Trump on stage and thanked him for his support. The announcement comes as Volkswagen faces a deep crisis amid a major restructuring in Germany, with factory closures and mass layoffs expected. MEP Dennis Radtke from the center-right Christian Democratic Union party also lambasted Döllner’s appearance at the Republican campaign rally. “Donald Trump’s policies are massively damaging German industry, including the automotive industry,” he told…
Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday in the country’s first national election since Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, a vote that is shaping up as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yet for a country that has spent three years fighting on several fronts, the campaign has been strikingly quiet on how those wars were fought. Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which led to an international arrest warrant for Netanyahu, has barely been debated. Nor have its occupation of much of southern Lebanon and parts of Syria, or the two wars it launched against Iran. All enjoy broad support…
Published on 26/10/2026 – 12:28 GMT+1 Galp issued a statement on Monday confirming that, after several months of negotiations, “it was not possible to reach an agreement” on the proposed combination of its downstream, refining and distribution activities with those of the Spanish company Moeve, whose shareholders are Mubadala Investment Company (Abu Dhabi) and the US group Carlyle. The Portuguese oil and gas company stressed, however, that this outcome has no impact on its operations or on confidence in the company. “Galp holds an exceptionally strong position, with one of the most attractive upstream growth profiles in the sector, robust…
November can sometimes be an awkward month for travel. The days are shorter, the weather is less predictable, and much of Europe is firmly between autumn and winter. However, that all tends to equal fewer crowds, plenty of cultural events and, by the end of the month, the first signs of Christmas appearing across European cities. From early festive markets in Vienna to food and wine in Portugal, a major marathon in Athens and winter sun in Fuerteventura, there are still plenty of reasons to get away. Here’s Euronews Travel’s guide for where to go, what to see and where…
The 2023 Nobel Physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton is renowned for his words of wisdom regarding computer science having led groundbreaking research on artificial intelligence. He’s widely regarded as one of the godfathers of AI for his pioneering work on developing artificial neural networks which laid the foundations for many AI systems now used everyday by millions of people. But in more recent years, Hinton’s added his voice to others who’ve spoken out against the potential catastrophic consquences of leaving AI technology unchecked. Euronews Culture spoke to the award-winning computer scientist at the Starmus Festival celebrating science and the arts about…